

The crew members said Jesse was the humblest, gentlest, person. His brother Larry Goins said his brother loved the guys from the show.” He said he was “grateful to Dave… and the guys for the love they showed him.”

Jesse Goins was born February 23, 1960, and died August 18, 2020. Died on Gold Rush: Jesse Goins, Pic credit Discovery Two days later, on Gold Rush, Dave told the team that the coroner confirmed it was a “massive heart attack” and said they lost a brother and a family member. Then, he said despite CRP, “we never got nothing”. He said he found Jesse collapsed in the gold room and called for help. Later, after the ambulance left, Dave came up to tell the crew what happened. The team waited and wondered what happened. He’d never issued a distress call before. That episode saw Dave Turin calling “No Duff” (stop all work) on the radio with an order to rush to their closest muster point. They had three sons - Kevin Goins, Anthony Goins, and Josh Goins.

On Gold Rush S3 E7, Jesse said he hoped to use his share of the gold to start a college fund for his grandson (Anthony’s son). Jesse was married to Rhenda Goins. Season 3, Episode 7, Good Man Down, had the team working at Box Creek, Colorado. Jesse’s job was to check the gold found and clean it. The crew left the main franchise to explore previously abandoned mines. He appeared on Seasons 1 – 3 as their gold room operator. Who Died on Gold Rush: Dave Turin’s Lost Mine? – Jesse Goins Filming at Time of DeathĪccording to Variety, one ore hunter who died while filming was the beloved Jesse Goins from Gold Rush:Dave Turin’s Lost Mine. Here’s a look at who passed away on the Discovery show, who nearly died, and one mystery that persists even now. Given 12 seasons (to date), and eight spinoffs, it’s kind of incredible more people weren’t lost while filming. To date Jesse Goins, James Harness, John Schnabel, Jim Turin and more have passed away. Many have died on the Discovery Channel’s show, Gold Rush? Because the Gold Rush cast works with heavy equipment (on often unstable terrain), you would expect some deaths.
